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After You Read

1 Work with a partner and discuss the following questions.

1 After reading and hearing the passage, what do you think ‘Kabuliwallah’ means?

2 Do you think Mini’s thoughts about him are true?

3 Why do you think these rumours developed about him?

2 Extract facts and opinions about the street vendor from the passage
and write them in the correct column.

Facts Opinions

3 Circle true (T) or false (F).

1 Mini’s family consisted of three people. T/F

2 Mini started talking when she was one year old. T/F

3 Mini was afraid of the Kabuliwallah. T/F
4 Mini’s father didn’t like the Kabuliwallah. T/F

5 The Kabuliwallah finished talking to Mini’s father, and they
never saw him again. T/F

4 Answer the following questions.

1 What did Mini’s mother do to keep her quiet?

2 What was Mini’s father doing that morning?

3 What did the Kabuliwallah look like?

4 What did Mini do when the Kabuliwallah came to the door?

5 Why didn’t Mini’s mother like the Kabuliwallah?

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